When Matt Damon decided to walk away from the Jason Bourne franchise, it was for one very simple reason: he didn't want to make the movies without director Paul Greengrass involved, and Greengrass decided he was satisfied with the work that he had put into the series. Universal Pictures has moved on, making The Bourne Legacy with Tony Gilroy directing and Jeremy Renner starring, but now it looks like it won't be long until the original star returns.

It’s been seven years since Matt Damon last played super spy Jason Bourne, and the world has missed him. The Bourne Legacy only made fans wish harder that Damon would come back to the franchise that flourished under his performance and the directing of Paul Greengrass.

The big question this raises, of course, is what happens to Renner's new character, Aaron Cross, who was introduced in last year's The Bourne Legacy. According to the new report, this new development isn't "an either/or scenario," suggesting that the next film will see both action heroes working together to try and take down the program that turned them into government-programmed killing machines.

The Bourne Legacy introduced audiences to Cross, who is an agent similar to Jason Bourne and came out of a similar top secret program. At the start of the film he was dependent on specialized medication that made him both physically and mentally superior to most, but by the end of the film - and after a globe-trotting mission - the effects of the meds became permanent.

British writer Peter Morgan has made a name for himself penning awards-friendly, character-centric dramas such as The Last King of Scotland, The Queen, and Frost/Nixon. With the upcoming remake of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy he’s branching out into thriller territory, and now he’s tackling yet another time-honored genre: the heist flick. New Line has picked up Morgan’s untitled heist screenplay, to be produced by Simon Kinberg.

The Bourne torch may have been passing to Jeremy Renner with next year's The Bourne Legacy, but that doesn't mean that Matt Damon is abandoning the possibility of eventually returning to the role that made him an action star. Now Damon has tossed more fuel on the fire for fans who would like to see him back in the role of amnesiac badass Jason Bourne.

Oh boy. Forget, for a second, that the title sounds like a romantic comedy about a guy who gets amnesia and falls in love with a different girl other than his terrible girlfriend. Are we really talking about implanting memories into a convict?

The world premiere of Paul Greengrass’ Green Zone was held last night in New York, and being the third collaboration between the director and Matt Damon, questions were flying in regards to the future of the Jason Bourne franchise